House of Siren, Hong Kong party-scene institution, to close after 25 flamboyant years
Items from the Mid-Levels costume store turned corporate-party venue opened by Australian Greg Derham to go on sale ahead of store’s closure in December, forced by landlord’s sale of premises and unaffordable rents nearby
House of Siren is closing its doors at the end of next month after 25 colourful years in Hong Kong – yet another victim of soaring rents in the city.
Launched in 1992 by Greg Derham, a country boy from Victoria, Australia, House of Siren soon became the go-to place for those seeking a party costume, or a corporation wanting to stage a flamboyant event. Derham was involved with charities including Aids Concern and the Hong Kong Cancer Fund, organising events for both organisations.
After Derham’s death in October, 2012, the business was acquired by Eckhard Liebert of design and visual merchandising company EL Design.
Late Greg Derham’s fancy dress shop lives on
“The landlord was upping the rent and has now decided to sell the space [in Seymour Terrace, Mid-Levels] and we can’t find a space in our budget so we have to close. We have no options,” says style director Charlot Kryza.
